Side curtain for automobiles.



P. C. BE AN & H. S. COLLIINSON. SIDE CURTAIN-MW AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 25. ma.

1% M5 965; Patented July 13, 1915.

W W W W I f PRESTON C. BEAN AND HARRY S. COLLINSON, OF ARKANSAS CITY, .KANSAS.

SIDE CURTAIN FOR AUTOMOBILES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, PRESTON C. BEAN the county of Cowley, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Side Curtains for Automobiles; and We do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention," such aswill enable others skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in side curtains for automobiles, and has for its object to so construct a curtain of this type adapted when in use to occupy a space between the rear of the to and front top brace, or wind shield.

- A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this. character which may be easily and quickly applied to an automobile top of the conventional form, and is so constructed that the same may be operated to fold with the top when not in use.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of an'automobile,

showing the curtain in its operative position. Fig. 4: is a sectional View on line H of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a similar view on line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a similar view on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, thenumeral 1 designates a cylindrical casing formed from light sheet metal, and has itsforward side provided with a longitudinal slot 2 in which is revolubly mounted rollers 3, the purpose of which will appear later.

The upper and lower ends of the casing are closed, the upper end being provided with an ear 4 which is pivotally connected by a bolt.5vadjacent the upper'end of the inclined bow 6 forming one of the braces for the, usual to Mor inted within the casing" 1 is a spring roller8, and adaptedto .wind'and unwind thereupon-is a curtain 9,sa1d curtain belng' Specification of Letters Patent.

formed. from suitable fabric and is ro,

Patented July 13, 1915. Application filed November 25, 1913. Serial No. 802,970.

videdwith. slits 10' and 11, which are so arranged that persons may easily enter. or

leave the vehicle by the rear or fore-door of the machine.

Pivotally connecting the casing 1 and bow- 6 are brace bars 12, the opposing ends of which are connected by a joint 13, which is adapted to breakupwardly so that the casmg can be swung forwardly when it is de-' sired to fold the top, said brace bars also serving to hold the casing 1 against swinging forward when the curtain 9 is being unwound from the roller,8.

The lower side edges of the cover 7,- are provided with spring actuated claspsl l,

' which are adapted to detachably engagethe upper edge of the curtain 9 to prevent wind or rain fromentering the top above the curtain, as cleaily shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing.

The lower end of the casing r1 is provided with a plate 15 which is adapted to rest upon the vusual b ow support l'6'when the 1 and 3. 4 Thus it will be seen that the casing '30 casing is in the position as shown in Figs."

will-prevent accidental folding of the top- 5 when the front bows 17 are disengaged pre- -vious to the complete folding of'the top.

The curtain 9 has its normally forward edge provided with a. metallic strip 18, the

'upper and lower ends of which are provided with hooks 19, said 'hooks being' adapted-to engage the bow 17 or side edges of the wind shield, thereby holding the curtain in its operative osition.

When it is desired to fold the vehicle topit is only necessary to break the joint. 13 of the brace bars 12 upwardly, and to swing the casing 1 forwardly, whereupon the top' may be folded in the usual manner, and'will occupy a'positjon as shown in dotted lines in Fig.- 20f the drawing. I By providing the rollers 3 it is obvious that the curtain 9' can be wound or unwound .without injury when passing through the slot, and that undue friction will ibe climi-' nated.

The strip 18 is provided witha handle'21,

so that the hooks 19 may be engagedwith;

thebow- 17 or wind shield 20.

What is claimed {is The combination with a' vehicle having a pivotally secured to theaipper portion of the.

top and rest therefor,. an elongated casing top thereof, means on the lower end of the folding of the said brace member and the casing constructed and arranged to detachto ably engage the top rest, a curtain revolubly In testimony whereof, We afiix our signamounted in the said casing and adapted to tures in the presence of two Witnesses. be drawn therefrom, a folding brace member pivotally secured to the casing and t0 g fi iI one side bar of the top whereby the casing will be held in a vertical position, the said Witnesses:

casing being constructed and arranged so as C. C. GUYOT,

10 to lie horizontally upon the rest upon the MYRTLnBEATY. 

